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TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS: Sundays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM High, 11:30 AM, 5:45 PM
Most Reverend Daniel L. Dolan, Pastor  Rev. Anthony Cekada
Rev. Charles McGuire  Rev. Vili Lehtoranta  Rev. Stephen McKenna
May 7, 2017
EASTER III ~ SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH
ST. STANISLAUS, BPM
¶ ST. JOSEPH SUNDAY
Today is the first Sunday of the
month. The second collection for the
support of our seminary is taken up.
The Blessing of Religious Articles is
available at the Communion rail following all Masses. Sunday classes
are at 10:40 AM. Vespers with Benediction are at 4:45 PM.
Blessed Palm Crosses are available in the vestibule today.
¶ MAY DEVOTIONS
Parents, grandparents and just
about everyone is cordially invited
to the daily May Devotions at 3:06
PM—a short but sweet service to
show our love for Our Lady. Join us
on school days.
¶ NEXT SUNDAY: MOTHER’S DAY
The May Procession and Crowning
will take place after the High Mass
next Sunday. There will be no Sunday Classes. Vespers with May Devotions and Benediction will be at 4:45
PM.
 Set Your Missal: Easter IV, with
comm. of St. Boniface. Paschal Preface.
¶ MOTHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCES
This is the last
week to submit
your Mother’s Day
Envelopes, which
can be found in the
pews. Fill out an envelope and return it to an usher or to the Gift Shop
today, or drop it off at the church
office.
A TOUCHING LETTER
¶ UPCOMING EVENTS
Confirmations will be administered
on Saturday, June 3, the Vigil of Pentecost.
First Holy Communion will be administered during
the 9:00 AM High
Mass on Pentecost Sunday, June 4.
The 2017 Young Adult Get-Together
will be held on July 7-9.
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The Girls’ Camp is scheduled for July
12-14.
The Boys’ Camp will be July 25-27.
¶ ASCENSION THURSDAY
All Catholics are bound to
attend Holy Mass under
pain of Mortal sin on this
Holy Day of Obligation,
May 25. Masses are at 7:00 AM (special workers’ Mass—no sermon!),
9:00 AM, and 5:45 PM.
¶ ALTER CHRISTUS
The “Little Church” is in the vestibule
today to receive your alms for priests.
Dear Bishop Dolan,
Would it be possible to put in
the bulletin a request for people to
send cards or preferably to visit
with Janet Clementi? As of now I believe just myself and the priests,
who bring to her the Sacraments,
are the only ones who visit. As you
know she is deaf but we have a
writing board and erasable markers
to correspond with her. Just ask
how she is, etc. She remembers the
past quite well and she knows the
Our Father and Hail Mary. It is so
sad. The last time I was there I took
her outdoors just to enjoy the sunshine. Not much to talk about but I
did ask her what she was thinking.
She said, “How happy I was before I
came here.”
Her address is:
Jane Clementi, Room 611
Tri County Extended Care
5200 Camelot
Fairfield, OH 45014
Just one light past Jungle Jims on
the left side of the road.
“The greatest grace God can give
someone is to send him a trial he
cannot bear with his own powers—
and then sustain him with His grace
so he may endure to the end and be
saved.”
– St. Justin Martyr
Collection Report
Sunday, April 30th………….............$3,697.00
Thank you for your generosity.
 ST. JOSEPH, INSTRUMENT OF GOD
AN INSTRUMENT
 THE POETRY CORNER
ST. JOSEPH
Last week, the word instrument kept on appearing in connection with the feasts. Read, ponder,
and ask yourself:
Am I an instrument for God’s
will?
“The Cross
represents the
humiliations of
Christ; but since
the day when
Jesus was fastened to it, the Cross occupies the
place of honor in our churches. The
instrument of our salvation has
become for Christ the price of His
glory.
“When
God did not
clearly manifest
His wishes, St.
Joseph did all
that prudence
suggested
to
him. Like a responsive
instrument,
he
perfectly
accomplished
God’s every will and reached that
sublime holiness which has made
him the patron of the universal
Church. ‘This man accomplished all
that God spoke unto him.’”
– Dom Columba Marmion
St. Athanasius lived to see the
tide turn against the Arians and at
last the triumph of orthodoxy. Cardinal Newman would later describe Athanasius as “a principal
instrument after the Apostles by
which the sacred truths of Christianity have been conveyed and secured to the
world.”
Lord, make me
an instrument!
“No one can be
at the same time
a true Catholic
and a sincere
Socialist.”
PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
“An example for all those who
must gain their bread by the toil of
their hands”
To hasten the advent of that
“peace of Christ in the kingdom of
Christ” so ardently desired by all,
we place the vast campaign of the
Church against world Communism
under the standard of St. Joseph,
her mighty Protector. He belongs
to the workingclass, and he bore
the burdens of poverty for himself
and the Holy Family, whose tender
and vigiliant head he was. To him
was entrusted the Divine Child
when Herod loosed his assassins
against him. In a life of faithful
performance of everyday duties,
he left an example for all those
who must gain their bread by the
toil of their hands. He won for
himself the title of “The Just,” serving thus as a living model of that
Christian justice which should
reign in social life.
With eyes lifted on high, our
Faith sees the new heavens and
the new earth described by our
first predecessor, St. Peter. While
the promises of the false prophets
of this earth melt way in blood and
tears, the great apocalyptic prophecy of the Redeemer shines forth
in heavenly splendor: “Behold, I
make all things new.”
– Pius XI
Dear Foster-father of its Founder,
who
Dost know so well with what desire
His Heart
Longs that all lands and ages shall
have part
In the high favors He dispenses
through
The Church He left on earth His
work to do;
Lo! many obstacles her path bestrew,
And myriads from her fold still stray
apart,
Show thyself, then, her patron, as
thou art;
Make all false creeds submissive to
the true,
And win the world to that and
Christ anew.
- William D. Kelly
St. Joseph’s appearance at Fatima
should remind us he is the living
model of faithfulness to the daily
duty which figures so prominently
in the Blue Army Pledge.
Throughout the day, whenever
work or suffering is offered to God,
a perfect formula given to us by
Our Lady of Fatima is: “O my Jesus,
it is for love of Thee, in reparation
for the outrages committed against
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and
for the conversion of poor sinners.”
“…That they, too, may offer
themselves up as ‘a living sacrifice,
holy pleasing to God.’”
– Pius XI, on Sacred Heart
– Pius XI
 THE BISHOP’S CORNER 
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- Bishop Dolan
 THE FATIMA CENTENNIAL 
FATIMA 100TH AND BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TODAY
Exactly 100 years
ago, on May 13, 1917,
the Blessed Virgin Mary
appeared in a small
town of Portugal named
Fatima to three young
shepherd children. She
revealed to them some
important lessons about
the spiritual life which
are just as applicable
today. In that apparition she talked about the need
for conversion, prayer and sacrifice to end World
War I and prevent World War II. She stressed the importance of praying the rosary daily, of devotion to
the Blessed Sacrament and of offering our prayers
and sacrifices to God for sins committed.
God has sent us the Blessed Virgin Mary to help
us, direct us and care for us as a true mother. Some
lessons from the apparitions at Fatima can still help
us today.
“The Family that prays together stays together.”
This was a saying made popular
by Fr. Patrick Peyton who was
strongly devoted to promoting
the rosary, especially in families.
In our hectic world, where families barely have enough time to
eat dinner together, adding 1520 minutes to gather everyone to
pray the rosary seems like too
much. However, it is perhaps the sign of our deep
need for prayer rather than a legitimate excuse to
avoid praying. There are nine individuals in our
home. We struggle just like any other family, but
praying the rosary is important, it is one of the messages that Mary repeated in all the apparitions to the
shepherd children in Fatima, “Pray
the rosary every day.”
In our family, in order to pray we
need to humble ourselves, turn off the
TV, turn off the tablets, turn off the
music, put away the cell phones, pull
up a chair, pull out a rosary and pray.
Hell is real. It is not a topic we like to think or
talk about. But, during the third apparition, Our Lady
showed the three children a vision of hell. She told
them, “You have seen hell where the souls of poor
sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in
the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I
say to you is done, many souls will be saved and
there will be peace.” In showing the children this vision, she also reminded all of us of the stark reality
that can confront us. And it is also a reminder that we
CAN pray for others and possibly save them from
such a dire end. Sacrifices, big and small, can be offered to God for those who are
most in need of God’s mercy. We
may feel like we are “good” people
and hell is not really in the cards
for us, but what about all the people you know? What about the
people you see in the news and on
TV? Some of them might be in need
of prayers. Could we bear to suffer
a little in our own life as a prayer
for them? Could we find the courage to suffer the
pain in our hip without complaining for the conversion of sinners? I am not suggesting forgoing medical
care, I am saying suffering what we normally suffer
but NOW for a good cause. St. Paul puts it well:
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but
not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always
carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life
of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies…He
Who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus.” (2 Cor 4:8-11)
Prayer has the power to change things. It is
reaching the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of
Mary. The children learned several new prayers through the
apparitions, and it is interesting
to note the focus of these prayers. “Oh my Jesus, forgive us our
sins, save us from the fires of
hell, lead all souls to heaven,
especially those most in need of
Thy mercy.” This is typically called the “Fatima Prayer” and is usually said at the end of each mystery of
the rosary. The pardon prayer, “My God, I believe, I
adore, I hope and I love Thee! I ask pardon for those
who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do
not love Thee.” A Eucharistic adoration prayer, “Most
Holy Trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—I adore
Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious
Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present
in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for
the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby
He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His
Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.”
A prayer to be said when offering some type of
sacrifice, “O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for
the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the
sins
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 THE FATIMA CENTENNIAL 
(continued) committed against the Immaculate Heart of
Mary.” All of these prayers are still salutary and
priceless gems for our lives. Let us avail ourselves of
these heaven-sent prayers. It was these very prayers
in union with the rosary and personal sacrifices that
Our Lady said were so powerful that they could even
end wars.
Because of her closeness to her divine Son, Mary
will always have a role to play in our lives. In these
times of violence, strife and doubt, God has sent her to
us to reassure us of His care and His providence. Her
message is no less important today than it was in
1917. Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, we can truly have hope for peace and for a better future. Peace not only for ourselves but peace for
our families and peace for our world.
As Scripture tells us, she continues to be the
handmaiden of the Lord, so that God’s will is accomplished through her intercession and maternal love.
With the Blessed Virgin Mary by our side, we can walk
in trust, and we can face our challenges confidently.
She tells us herself, “My Immaculate
Heart will be your refuge and the
way that will lead you to God.”
indulgence, under the usual conditions, is granted:
a. on the day of enrollment. (When application is
made, a certificate of membership is sent, indicating the day of the enrollment.)
b. on the following feast days: Christmas, Easter,
Annunciation, Purification, Assumption, Our Lady
of the Rosary, and Immaculate Conception.
2. For those who pray the Rosary, a plenary indulgence is granted under the usual conditions, when
the Rosary is prayed in Church, or in a Public Oratory, in a family (family Rosary), Religious Community, or Pious Association. Otherwise a partial indulgence is granted.
Fifteen Promises of the Blessed Virgin to Christians
Who Faithfully Pray the Rosary
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- Henry Reyes
This simple article is written from a
modern viewpoint, but tells the tremendous Fatima story in a comprehensible
way.
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE
ROSARY CONFRATERNITY?
Why not join? Induction after the
Mass on Saturday, May 13. This is
the 100th year Anniversary of Our Lady asking us to
say the rosary. Make a small commitment and gain her
promises.
Here is what is required and gained by joining.
7.
Obligations
8.
Each member strives to pray fifteen mysteries of the
Rosary each week (this does not bind under sin), and
must have his/her name inscribed in the register of
the Confraternity.
Benefits
1. The special protection of the Mother of God.
2. A share in the prayer of countless thousands of
members the world over, and this even after death.
3. A share in the prayers, Masses and apostolic works
of the entire Dominican Order.
4. The intercession of the entire heavenly court.
5. Various plenary and partial indulgences.
Rosary Indulgences
1. For members of the Rosary Confraternity, a plenary
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To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell;
it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish,
and will obtain for souls the most
abundant divine mercies. It will draw
the hearts of men from the love of the
world and its vanities, and will lift
them to the desire of eternal things. Oh,
that souls would sanctify themselves
by this means.
5. Those who trust themselves to me
through the Rosary will not perish.
6. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall
never be overwhelmed by misfortune.
He will not experience the anger of God
nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner
will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and
merit eternal life.
Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without
the sacraments of the Church.
Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have
during their life and at their death the light of God and
the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits
of the blessed.
I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to
my Rosary.
True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in
heaven.
What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all
their necessities.
I have obtained from my Son that all the members of
the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved
children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

 SOME MORE PRAYERS
A GOOD-NIGHT PRAYER
Good-night, dear Lord! The day has been so long
That I am weary playing with my toys,
And mother says it’s time I was asleep
Like all Your other little girls and boys.
Good-night! But ere my sleepy eyes have closed
Send from Your golden throne an angel bright,
To keep me safe through the long hours of sleep—
Good-night, dear Lord!—good-night!
Good-night! And when the shining morn shall break
I’ll know that You are standing in the way,
Ready to take my hand and lead me on
Through the long hours of another day.
I’ve kept my good-night thought for You, dear Lord!
Bless me and fill my heart with joy and light.
Until white morning lights the world again,
Good-night, dear Lord!—good-night!
- Harold Motley
A LITTLE PRAYER
Dear Lord,
You forgive every human failing: preserve us
from the temptation to trap others in their sins by
passing on small-minded gossip. Amen.
Mother of Good Counsel
Dear Lady of my love, thine eyes, thine eyes,
Once, too, were tired with weeping; let them rest
Where I may be, as on the Child who lies
In sweet contentment near thy dovelike breast,
These doubts, these tears, O let me lose in thee—
Queen, Mother, guardian, friend,
Counsel thou me.
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